2018 primary races
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Republican Owen Hill lands Rand Paul endorsement in 5th Congressional District primary
Calling him “one of the good Republicans,” Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul this week endorsed congressional candidate Owen Hill, a Colorado Springs state senator and one of U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn’s primary challengers. “He is a true constitutional conservative,” the libertarian-leaning Paul said in a 1-minute video released Wednesday by Hill’s campaign. “As you’ve seen the…
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Cover Story: ‘Anybody’s ballgame’ — crowded ballots, wide-open primaries make for a wild governor’s race
DENVER – For the first time in 20 years, Colorado voters in both parties are faced this year with contested primaries for an open seat for governor. While the race to replace term-limited Gov. John Hickenlooper has been underway for more than a year and front-runners have emerged, the June primary ballot likely won’t be…
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DeGette primary challenger Rao tops $250,000 in 1st-quarter fundraising
DENVER – Saira Rao, the Denver Democrat mounting a primary challenge against 11-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, will report raising just over $250,000 for the quarter that ended Saturday, her first in the race, Colorado Politics has learned. Rao’s campaign said she received contributions from more than 950 individual donors since launching her campaign in…
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Trail Mix: The road to Colorado’s 2018 election, April 1 edition
FAMILIAR TERRITORY? … U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn learned this week that he successfully petitioned his way onto the Republican primary ballot and will be facing at least two GOP challengers in his bid for a seventh term representing the 5th Congressional District. It’s a familiar situation for Lamborn, who was first elected in 2006, to…
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Petition misdeeds? Colo. secretary of state weighs in on signature allegations in governor’s race
DENVER – Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams said Friday that his office has found no evidence to back up accusations leveled this week by a Republican candidate for governor that a rival’s petition signatures were gathered illegally and should be thrown out. “We have not seen any evidence” proving alleged wrongdoing by petition circulators…
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Coffman says she’d sign bill repealing ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation
DENVER – Attorney General Cynthia Coffman, a Republican candidate for governor, told a GOP group last week she would sign a bill removing protection based on sexual orientation from Colorado’s anti-discrimination law. Her remarks drew criticism from the state’s leading LGBTQ-advocacy organization, but Coffman later said she meant she would repeal the protection only if…
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Lamborn, DeGette challenger Rao qualify for primary ballot by petition
Congressional candidates Doug Lamborn and Saira Rao will be on Colorado’s June primary ballot, the office of Secretary of State Wayne Willams said Thursday after ruling they submitted enough valid signatures on nominating petitions. Lamborn, a Colorado Springs Republican seeking his seventh term representing the 5th Congressional District, says he’ll pass on asking delegates for…
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Rhonda Fields endorses Levi Tillemann in 6th Congressional District Democratic primary
DENVER – State Sen. Rhonda Fields, an Aurora Democrat, has thrown her support behind Levi Tillemann in the two-way Democratic primary in the 6th Congressional District – giving the clean energy expert and author a boost with his first endorsement from a sitting legislator. Tillemann is facing attorney and veteran Jason Crow in a primary for…
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Poll shows Polis with narrow lead over Kennedy in Democratic gubernatorial field
DENVER – U.S. Rep. Jared Polis holds a slight lead over former State Treasurer Cary Kennedy in Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, according to a survey released Tuesday by Republican polling firm Magellan Strategies, although more than one-third of voters remain undecided with just over three months to go until votes are counted. Twenty-seven percent of…
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Democrat Joe Neguse endorsed by abortion rights group in 2nd Congressional District primary
DENVER – NARAL Pro-Choice America, an abortion rights group and a leading progressive political advocacy organization, on Tuesday endorsed former University of Colorado Regent Joe Neguse, one of two Democrats running for the 2nd Congressional District seat held by U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, a candidate for governor. Neguse has also won the support of Nederland…